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S. capense, Back. in Linnea, xli. p. 353, syn. S. Sickmanniano 
escl., non Nees.—Scheenus lanceus, Thunb. Prod. Fl. Cap. p. 17, 
partim, fide Kunth—Hemicarex, sp., Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. 
iii. p. 1072. 
Culmorum fragmenta longa 6 dm., trigona, levia. Folia elon- 
gata, plana, rigida, lata 7 mm., in marginibus scabra; vaging 
floriferee long; 3 em. Inflorescentia longa 2-3 dm., lanceolata, 
sublaxa; bracte sspe nervo exeurrente aristate vel subfolii- 
formes. Spice terminales sepius mascule, multiflore, elongate, 
interdum longe 2-3 cm.; spicule androgyne longe 1 em., 
3-6-florz, flore imo feeminco, ceteris masculis. Gluma feminea 
longa 4-5 mm., fulvo-fusca, scariosa, marginibus liberis laxe 
involutis, parti mascule spicule complanatim adpressa, exterior. 
Rhachilla inter florem imum et masculos dimidia parte glume 
feeminee brevior, complanata, anguste hyalino-alata, binervis. 
Nux longa 4 mm., lateribus parallelis, trigona ; stylobasi lineari. 
Afriea australis, Drége; Mons Table, alt. 350 metr., Bolus, 
n. 2861. 
4. S. CAPENSE (Nees in Linnea, vii. p. 533): robusta; spicis 
decompositis, inferioribus vagina pedunculatis; spiculis nume- 
rosis pallidis densis anguste lanceolatis ; gluma fceminea multi- 
striata, marginibus arcte involutis usque ad basin liberis; nuce 
anguste oblonga.—S. Siekmannianum, Kunth, Enum. ii. p. 530? — 
Sehenus lanceus, Thunb. Prodr. Fl. Cap. p. 17.— Hemicarex, sp., 
Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. iii. p. 1072. 
Culmi metrales, foliati, superne trigoni, scabridi. Folia eum 
culmis fere equilonga, rigida, lata 7 mm., in marginibus scabra; 
vaginz floriferz longe 4 em. Inflorescentia longa 5 dm., ramis 
primariis laxe paniculatis, spiculis dense aggregatis; bractew 
spe nervo exeurrente aristate aut foliiformes. Spicule termi- 
nales sepius masculi, multiflore.; laterales modo fæmineæ 1-flore 
cum rudimento, modo androgynz flore unico foemineo pluribus 
masculis ; rhachilla inter florem femineum et masculos eum gluma 
feminea fere :quilonga, ligularis, binervis, angustissime hyalino- 
alata, apice nuda.  Bractee longe 5 mm., lanceolate, scarioso- 
stramineæ, in dorso 1-nervie, rarius obscure 3-nervie. Gluma 
feminea viridis. Nux longa 4 mm., lateribus subparallelis, trigona; 
stylobasis paullo incrassata.—Species a ceteris distat spiculis 
angustis, bracteis scariosis. 
Caput Bon: Spei (Zeyher, n. 4442). 
